Our day started out pretty soggy, with some fairly heavy rain falling on the banks of Lake Dora at the seaplane port in Tavares, Florida. Fortunately, the rains subsided and we were able to walk amongst some of the most incredible wooden boats I've ever seen gathered in one place. The Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival is reputed to be the largest festival of antique and wooden boats in the entire eastern United States! There were definitely more boats presented than we were even close to be able to see! Every imaginable boat type was represented, from tiny little wooden racing boats and canoes, to massive, multi-engined luxury launches! This turned out to be a great day for us, an excellent day for a show and I really look forward to going back again next year. In the pictures that follow, I tried to give a good overview of what was there. There's no way I could photograph and share everything, so if you're interested, I encourage you to go next year! I know I'm looking forward to the next one!
I hope you're all doing well!
Tight lines, Fair Winds and Following Seas!
-Nick
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| One of many small racing boats! |
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| These little boats really rip across the water! |
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| If I had the room, this big Cargo Canoe would have been a fun restoration project! |
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| A beautiful, wooden skiff in the For Sale area. |
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| A bit of time and elbow grease is all it would take! |
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| 1964 Century Resorter fully restored and ready to hit the lake! |
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| Even the gators like wooden boats with classic Johnson outboards! |
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| Wouldn't it be fun to flyfish out of one of these classics? |
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| Such a cool race boat with a gorgeous vintage outboard! |
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| Just such a classic look! |
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| Talk about a dream boat! Beautiful, big Chris-Craft! |
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| I really like the lines on this Lyman! |
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| A closer look at the Evinrude on the back of the Lyman! |
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| There was also a decent Swap & Sale section of the show with some eye catching recycled water ski Adirondack chairs! |
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